I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing
to change our attitude…and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was
onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he
beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his
smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which
him lame for life. However, as a child, he was
with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first
, he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two
, he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was
. “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father
classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father
the night shift(夜班)in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my
.”
But even more than his
musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that
_ my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how
_ he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and
for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives.
,it’s not the hardship but how we
to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During
times, do we spend too much time feeling
for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
小题1: | A.knowledge | B.quality | C.wisdom | D.power |
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小题2: | A.rolled | B.held | C.allowed | D.dragged |
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小题3: | A.wrote | B.provided | C.made | D.gave |
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小题4: | A.strange | B.magic | C.bitter | D.friendly |
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小题5: | A.took | B.led | C.forced | D.left |
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小题6: | A.fitted | B.connected | C.associated | D.filled |
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小题7: | A.place | B.birthday | C.performance | D.attempt |
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小题8: | A.memories | B.words | C.tries | D.notes |
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小题9: | A.confused | B.amused | C.interested | D.overjoyed |
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小题10: | A.listed | B.found | C.attended | D.organized |
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小题11: | A.worked | B.found | C.refused | D.cancelled |
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小题12: | A.dream | B.hero | C.music | D.song |
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小题13: | A.unbearable | B.unbelievable | C.unconditional | D.unreasonable |
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小题14: | A.touched | B.calmed | C.freed | D.felt |
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小题15: | A.satisfied | B.concerned | C.blessed | D.laughed |
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小题16: | A.cheered | B.whispered | C.shouted | D.laughed |
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小题17: | A.Therefore | B.Otherwise | C.However | D.Besides |
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小题19: | A.happy | B.modern | C.tough | D.usual |
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小题20: | A.great | B.sorry | C.hopeful | D.proud |
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